Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Lum-Tec Solar Marine?

The Lum-Tec Solar Marine is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Lum-Tec Solar Marine?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Lum-Tec Solar Marine runs a automatic.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsLum-Tec Solar Marine

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Lum-Tec Solar Marine?

At MSRP the Lum-Tec Solar Marine is the cheaper of the two at $463, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,532 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Lum-Tec Solar Marine?

The Lum-Tec Solar Marine wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Lum-Tec Solar Marine?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Lum-Tec Solar Marine.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

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MSRP $1,995

Lum-Tec Solar Marine

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MSRP $463

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Solar Marine39mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Solar Marine40h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Solar Marine300m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Solar Marine$463

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Steel

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

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Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$463

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